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ASSAM Assam bans gutkha, pan masala for a year The Assam government has banned gutkha, pan masala and other chewable tobacco products and nicotine in the state for a year with immediate effect. The prohibitory order was issued by the state commissionerate of food safety on November 22, making manufacture, distribution, sale, … Read more
ASSAM Assam CM says TN can contribute a lot to his state in education, health Tamil Nadu can contribute a lot towards Assam in focus areas such as education, health, tourism, plastic and petrochemicals, river ports, infrastructure, said Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who was TN to woo investments to his state. He said, In other sectors such … Read more
ASSAM Bhutanese cargo was flagged off from Dhubri in Assam to Narayanganj in Bangladesh Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI)ship, in its first movement, that carried Bhutanese cargo was flagged off from Dhubri in Assam to Narayanganj in Bangladesh. It will sail over Brahmaputra River and the Indo Bangladesh Protocol Route. For the first time ever, an … Read more
ASSAM Assam accuses West Bengal of hijacking investors Assam government which received investment proposals of Rs 1 lakh crore at its first global investors’ summit- Advantage Assam, held in February, is accusing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of trying to hijack investors by branding her state as the gateway to northeast and southeast Asia. A … Read more
ASSAM Assam gets its first-ever CNG fuel station in Dibrugarh Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the first-ever CNG fuel station of the state in Dibrugarh. With the inauguration of this clean and green fuel station, it will reduce environmental pollution. Sonowal has given much emphasis to make the state free from pollution. … Read more
ASSAM ● CM Sarbananda Sonowal launches Clean, Green and Fit Village campaign in Guwahati Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the Clean, Green and Fit Village campaign initiated by MyGov Assam in association with ONGC and Assam Volleyball at Guwahati Volleyball Training Centre at Judges Field in the city. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan first Independence Day speech in … Read more
ASSAM Assam to approach Centre on ST status to six communities: CM Sarbanda Sonowal Assam Chief Minister Sarbanda Sonowal assured representatives of six communities that he would take up with the Centre the issue of granting Scheduled Tribe status to them. Sonowal told the representatives of the communities – Moran, Muttock, Koch Rajbongshi, Tai Ahom, … Read more
ASSAM IIT Guwahati uses aloe vera to remove oil from water Researchers have for the first time used a naturally occurring material — aloe vera gel — which inherently has superior oil repelling (oleophobic) property to separate oil from water Using the membrane, the researchers were able to separate both light (kerosene) … Read more
ASSAM Centre has pledged to protect Assam identity The Centre conveyed to Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal that it would soon set up a committee to implement a key clause of the Assam Accord of 1985 which has remained on the back burner for the past 33 years. The clause provides for constitutional, legislative and administrative … Read more
ASSAM Sahitya Akademi Festival turns eastwards, to host two-day fest on tribal literature India’s national academy of letters, the Sahitya Akademi, will also ‘Look East’ in its annual festival of letters from February 12 to 17 in New Delhi this year. In a departure from norm, Sahitya Akademi will host a two-day celebration of … Read more